Connor Jones reports the latest update on the ransomware attack affecting Advanced Computer Software: The UK’s data protection watchdog is dishing out a £3.07 million ($3.95 million) fine to Advanced Computer Software Group, whose subsidiary’s security failings led to a ransomware attack affecting NHS care. This is nearly half the fine the Information Commissioner’s Office provisionally floated…
Category: Malware
Malaysia’s Anwar says ‘no way’ to US$10 million ransom demand to end airport cyberattack
Joseph Sipalan reports: Malaysia’s Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim said on Tuesday that hackers demanded a US$10 million ransom for a cyberattack that paralysed some operations at Kuala Lumpur International Airport (KLIA) over the weekend, raising concerns about the airport’s cybersecurity and potential risks to travellers’ safety. Anwar confirmed that Malaysia Airports Holdings Berhad (MAHB), which operates the…
Union County’s computer network breached, personal information accessed
John Beauge reports: Personal information including Social Security numbers may be at risk as the result of unauthorized access and acquisition of data stored on a Pennsylvania county’s computer network. “We determined that the cyber criminals took certain data from our network, which included personally identifiable information,” the Union County commissioners revealed Friday. “The affected…
Mission, Texas expects ransomware impact to last months
Matt Wilson reports: The city of Mission expects the fallout from a debilitating ransomware attack last month to have an impact for months. The city said so in correspondence last Thursday seeking an attorney general’s opinion allowing it to withhold contracts with outside cybersecurity experts and legal council asked for by the Progress Times through…
Watsonville Community Hospital still hasn’t notified all those affected by a November data breach; employees are reporting tax refund fraud
Felix Cortez reports: Just months after Watsonville Community Hospital was hit by a cyber-attack, roughly 20 employees at the hospital now say they’re the victims of identity theft. “We heard from a few of our employees that they reported there were fraudulent tax filings in their name, so someone else had tried to file a…
Extortion Reboot: Ransomware Crew Threatens Leak to Snowden
There are those who might say that any media coverage is valuable or desirable, but when a ransomware group winds up drawing snickers, maybe not. Kristina Beek reports: A threat group known as Ox Thief recently tried to entice its victim to pay to protect its data by threatening to go to Edward Snowden — a…